Example sentences of "in recent [noun pl] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Coates ( 1985 , pp. 27 , 77 ) , for example , argues that in recent decades narrative has broken down to be replaced by a cinema of ‘ isolated heterogeneous events held together by the ramshackle constructions of Victorian melodrama ’ , and that from the mid-1960s we have seen the dissolution of the distinction between realist and non-realist film . |
| 2 | In recent decades biomass has become increasingly important as a source of fuels such as biogas and alcohol . |
| 3 | And I was just thinking then that er Frank Clarke will want will want that sort of speed across the across the ground from Cooper , it 's perhaps something they 've lack in recent games stability at the heart of their defence of Notts Forest . |
| 4 | In recent times gilt has been widely used to create the effect of gold , but during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries there was a fashion in Europe for silver thrones , like that made for the coronation of the Queen of Denmark in 1731 . |
| 5 | They 've written several articles in recent months warning of Land Travel 's plight . |
| 6 | They 've written several articles in recent months warning of Land Travel 's plight . |
| 7 | In recent months opposition parties , hostile to his pervasive influence , had called for his resignation . |
| 8 | In recent months Town has placed orders for Septrin , a popular antibiotic made in Britain by the Wellcome Foundation , with Wellcome 's Malaysian agent . |
| 9 | In recent months Roman 's leadership had come under pressure from " old-guard " NSF members including President Ion Iliescu . |
| 10 | During a visit to Taiwan in mid-November — to open a £150m terephthalic acid plant — Sir Denys claimed that the merger was still on course , but in recent weeks doubt has been cast on whether the demerger will go ahead , at least in the immediate future . |
| 11 | In recent years development pressures in Edinburgh have led to traffic and transport problems . |
| 12 | In recent years music tuition has been in decline . |
| 13 | Because in recent years hypnosis has tended to leave behind its mystical and Svengali-related image — and also because complementary medicine in general is far more widely accepted than it used to be — many people are less worried about the whole concept than before . |
| 14 | Invariant theory continued — albeit at a reduced level of intensity — and in recent years activity has begun to pick up again . |
| 15 | In recent years mathematics has undergone rapid growth and change . |
| 16 | Two instances where relationships have greatly deteriorated in recent years concern Huddersfield Polytechnic , as we have already noted , and the Polytechnic of Central London ( PCL ) . |
| 17 | But in recent years concern has been growing that economic forecasts are not up to the mark . |
| 18 | Under existing arrangements oil revenues were simply added to government revenue , and in recent years concern had grown among all political parties that the oil boom had led to wasteful investment . |
| 19 | In recent years emphasis has moved away from the teaching of ‘ craft ’ skills such as cookery and sewing towards the development of a range of practical and organisational skills which will enable young people to cope with the demands of living in constantly changing social and economic conditions . |
| 20 | In recent years funding and management of the health service has become something of a political football . |
| 21 | So far , at least , the official policy of the union has been to support the AWB , though in recent years criticism has been growing . |
| 22 | But in recent years criticism has become intense . |
| 23 | In recent years tunny fishing has become a popular sport around Madeira , and there are now many sport fishing boats available for hire . |
| 24 | In recent years tourism has also made an increasing impact on farming , particularly in the more scenically attractive and marginal farming areas , and in Scotland , at least 20 per cent of farms indulge in farm tourism , and farm tourism accounts for at least 10 per cent of net income ( Denman , 1978 ) . |
| 25 | In recent years evidence has begun to accumulate that the learning opportunities which project or topic work presents are rarely exploited to the full . |
| 26 | In recent years cereal production ( mainly barley ) had increased until the country was now reaching self-sufficiency . |
| 27 | In recent years coal gasification has become increasingly economically viable due to technological developments . |
| 28 | In recent years MDO subscription rates have risen sharply in response to the growing number of claims resulting from greater public expectations and willingness to sue , more ambitious surgical techniques and more expensive Court settlements . |
| 29 | In recent years cycling has grown in popularity and regrettably the number of accidents involving cyclists has increased to approximately 250 per year in Lothian Region . |
| 30 | In recent years cycling has grown in popularity and the number of accidents involving cyclists has increased . |